Subsidized Teen Civil Rights Journey for Students in Part-Time Jewish Schools

(Grades 10, 11 & 12)

SUNDAY, FEB. 18-TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 2024

$500 Per Teen After Subsidy

$500 Per Teen After Subsidy

King Center in Altanta memorial
Atlanta, Georgia
Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama
Selma, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama

Join this immersive Jewish journey through the American South together with local Jewish youth professionals.

Open to teens attending part-time Jewish schools in Grades 10 and 11.

The Capstone Civil Rights Journey to the American South has been made possible thanks to the very generous support of The Fine Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

ONLY 40 SPACES AVAILABLE!
REGISTRATION CLOSES JANUARY 2, 2024

The Capstone Study Tour will provide an opportunity for participants to gain a deeper understanding of the struggles African Americans faced in their fight for equality during the 1950s and 60s. Additionally, participants will learn about the vital role that Jews played in the Civil Rights struggle. Through this experience, participants will gain a greater appreciation for the importance of caring and taking action when others are oppressed, particularly as a people who have known oppression themselves.

Bring a Friend - Get a Discount!

For every friend that registers and lists you as the person who referred them, we'll discount $100 of your registration fee. The more friends you bring along, the more you save!*

*Refund limited to the first fifteen (15) new registrations.

Go to FAQs and Suggested Pre-Trip Reading List »

FULL ITINERARY COMING SOON

ITINERARY

Martin Luther Kind at march on DC
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024
Ebenezer Bapist Church
King Center
Equal Justice Initiative
Southern Poverty Law Center
Rosa Parks statue
Monday, Feb. 19, 2024
Rosa Parks Museum
Selma, AL
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Equal Justice Initiative Memorial statue
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024
Freedom Park
16th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

FLIGHTS

Regarding Air Travel Arrangements

We hope to find flights that depart Pittsburgh Saturday night, February 17, after Shabbat ends. If no flight is available after 8:00 PM on Saturday night, the group will leave on the first available flight out of Pittsburgh on Sunday morning, February 18th.

PRICING

Pricing Terms

$1,240 per person
-$740 subsidy      
$500 per teen

The Fine FoundationThanks to a subsidy of $740, provided from The Fine Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, the cost is reduced to $500 per teen participant. We are pleased to make available a total of 40 teen subsidies. The study tour is capped at 40 teen participants.

 

Cost Includes

  • Round-trip airfare from Pittsburgh to Atlanta
  • Three nights in hotels (double occupancy)
  • Charter bus
  • All meals beginning Monday morning (except for one dinner)
  • Entrance fees
  • Tour company fees

Cancellation

All cancellations must be in writing to us and must be sent by the person who made the original reservation. Cancellations are only effective from the day they are received by us. If you cancel your study tour, cancellation fees and penalties will be deducted from your payment. Cancellation fees apply to each person registered.

  • Minimum fee of $100.00 per person for any cancellation after October 31, 2023.
  • Prior to departure cancellation fee:
    • From November 1-30, 2023: $250.00 per person
    • From December 1-29, 2023: $350.00 per person
    • From January 1, 2024 to date of departure: No Refund
  • *Plus, any penalties applied by airlines, hotels and tour operator.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Fairfield Inn - East Chase Parkway
Fairfield Inn Airport South
Montgomery, AL
Fairfield Inn Colonnade
Birmingham, AL

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
The Fine Foundation
Carolyn Linder
Carolyn Linder
Associate Director, Jewish Life & Learning
412-697-6648

Full inclusion is a core value of Jewish Pittsburgh. The Jewish Federation welcomes participants of all abilities, backgrounds, races, religious affiliations, sexual orientations and gender identities. Some mission activities require physical mobility. Please notify us prior to the trip if you require accommodation for accessibility or any other needs. We will do whatever possible to assist. Additional costs may apply. Call Jordan Tal 412-992-5227 to discuss.

NOTICE: By registering for this event, you agree that your (and your guest's) picture and/or video may be taken and potentially used in Jewish Federation marketing material and social media. If you do not agree, please call 412-681-8000 to register by phone and indicate that you decline to agree. Thank you.

Our COVID Plan

The Federation cares about the health and well-being of all mission participants. We encourage everyone to follow current CDC recommendations as regards to vaccines, masking and isolation when feeling sick or suspect a COVID-19 exposure. If a participant becomes ill during the mission, the laws and regulations of local, state, federal and international governments may require quarantine in a separate location, at your expense, without physical access to family and friends, and could result in the interruption or cancellation of your mission participation.